centers to average the most points per game in a single season since 2016

Since 2015-16, Joel Embiid has averaged the most points per game by a center in a season, with 33.1 per game in 2022-23.

Interpreted as:

centers to average the most points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in a single season since 2016

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	30.6	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29.6	2024-25	DEN	70	36.7	12.7	10.2	1.8	0.6	11.2	19.5	57.6	2.0	4.7	41.7	5.2	6.4	80.0	66.3	2.9	9.9	3.3	2,571	2,071	892	716	127	45	230	160	+594
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28.5	2020-21	PHI	51	31.1	10.6	2.8	1.0	1.4	9.0	17.6	51.3	1.1	3.0	37.7	9.2	10.7	85.9	63.6	2.2	8.4	3.1	1,585	1,451	539	145	50	69	159	123	+405
5	Anthony Davis A. Davis	28.0	2016-17	NOP	75	36.1	11.8	2.1	1.3	2.2	10.3	20.3	50.5	0.5	1.8	29.9	6.9	8.6	80.2	58.0	2.3	9.5	2.4	2,708	2,099	884	157	94	167	181	168	+51
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.5	2018-19	PHI	64	33.7	13.6	3.7	0.7	1.9	9.1	18.7	48.4	1.2	4.1	30.0	8.2	10.1	80.4	59.3	2.5	11.1	3.5	2,154	1,761	871	234	46	122	226	211	+371
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27.1	2021-22	DEN	74	33.4	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	10.3	17.7	58.3	1.3	3.9	33.7	5.1	6.3	81.0	66.1	2.8	11.0	3.8	2,475	2,004	1,019	584	109	63	281	191	+442
8	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	27.0	2016-17	TOT	72	34.2	11.0	4.6	1.4	1.3	9.0	19.9	45.2	1.8	5.0	36.1	7.2	9.3	77.2	56.2	2.1	8.9	3.7	2,465	1,942	794	332	100	93	269	278	-25
9	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	26.9	2015-16	SAC	65	34.6	11.5	3.3	1.6	1.4	9.2	20.5	45.1	1.1	3.2	33.3	7.3	10.2	71.8	53.8	2.4	9.1	3.8	2,246	1,748	747	214	101	92	249	236	+42
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	26.4	2023-24	DEN	79	34.6	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	10.4	17.9	58.3	1.1	2.9	35.9	4.5	5.5	81.7	65.0	2.8	9.5	3.0	2,737	2,085	976	708	108	68	238	195	+684
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	26.4	2020-21	DEN	72	34.5	10.8	8.3	1.3	0.7	10.2	18.0	56.6	1.3	3.3	38.8	4.8	5.5	86.8	64.7	2.8	8.0	3.1	2,487	1,898	780	599	95	48	222	192	+384
12	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	25.1	2016-17	MIN	82	37.0	12.3	2.7	0.7	1.3	9.8	18.0	54.2	1.2	3.4	36.7	4.3	5.2	83.2	61.8	3.6	8.7	2.6	3,030	2,061	1,007	220	56	103	212	241	-28
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	24.6	2021-22	MIN	74	33.4	9.8	3.6	1.0	1.1	8.7	16.4	52.9	2.0	4.9	41.0	5.2	6.3	82.2	64.0	2.6	7.2	3.1	2,475	1,818	727	269	72	83	226	267	+274
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	24.5	2022-23	DEN	69	33.7	11.8	9.8	1.3	0.7	9.4	14.8	63.2	0.8	2.2	38.3	4.9	6.0	82.2	70.1	2.4	9.4	3.6	2,323	1,690	817	678	87	47	247	174	+640
15	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	24.4	2024-25	NYK	72	35.0	12.8	3.1	1.0	0.7	8.9	16.9	52.6	2.0	4.7	42.0	4.7	5.7	82.9	63.0	2.9	9.8	2.7	2,517	1,759	920	222	71	50	192	249	+378
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	24.4	2018-19	MIN	77	33.1	12.4	3.4	0.9	1.6	8.8	17.1	51.8	1.8	4.6	40.0	4.9	5.8	83.6	62.2	3.4	9.0	3.1	2,545	1,880	954	259	67	125	240	292	+58
17	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	23.4	2020-21	TOT	70	33.5	11.7	3.8	0.9	0.7	9.5	19.9	47.7	2.5	6.3	40.0	1.9	2.2	84.0	56.0	2.1	9.6	1.8	2,348	1,639	817	269	65	48	126	137	-341
18	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	22.9	2017-18	PHI	63	30.4	11.0	3.2	0.6	1.8	8.1	16.8	48.3	1.0	3.4	30.8	5.7	7.4	76.9	57.3	2.3	8.7	3.7	1,914	1,445	690	199	40	111	234	209	+483
19	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	22.5	2023-24	MEM	66	32.2	5.5	2.3	1.2	1.6	7.8	17.6	44.4	1.8	5.5	32.0	5.1	6.3	80.8	55.2	1.3	4.2	2.4	2,124	1,486	365	154	80	106	160	235	-340
20	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	22.2	2024-25	MEM	74	29.8	5.6	2.0	1.2	1.5	8.0	16.4	48.8	2.0	5.3	37.5	4.2	5.4	78.1	59.1	1.2	4.4	2.1	2,207	1,641	417	148	92	113	153	257	+330
21	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	21.8	2023-24	MIN	62	32.7	8.3	3.0	0.7	0.7	7.7	15.3	50.4	2.2	5.3	41.6	4.1	4.7	87.3	62.5	1.5	6.8	2.9	2,026	1,349	515	189	43	41	177	204	+321
22	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	21.3	2018-19	SAS	81	33.2	9.2	2.4	0.5	1.3	8.4	16.3	51.9	0.1	0.5	23.8	4.3	5.1	84.7	57.6	3.1	6.1	1.8	2,687	1,727	744	194	43	107	144	179	+90
23	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	21.3	2017-18	MIN	82	35.6	12.3	2.4	0.8	1.4	7.8	14.3	54.5	1.5	3.5	42.1	4.2	4.9	85.8	64.6	2.9	9.4	1.9	2,918	1,743	1,012	199	64	115	159	285	+371
24	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	21.1	2023-24	HOU	63	32.5	9.3	5.0	1.2	0.7	8.4	15.6	53.7	0.5	1.8	29.7	3.9	5.6	69.3	58.5	2.9	6.4	2.6	2,046	1,331	589	312	76	46	162	211	+49
25	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	20.8	2018-19	ORL	80	31.4	12.0	3.8	1.0	1.1	8.8	16.9	51.8	1.1	2.9	36.4	2.2	2.8	78.9	57.3	2.8	9.2	2.0	2,510	1,665	960	307	81	89	159	157	+218